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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 952. בּוּר (bur) -- Cistern, pit</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/952.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/952.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 952</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/951.htm" title="951">◄</a> 952. bur <a href="../hebrew/953.htm" title="953">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bur: Cistern, pit</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בּוּר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>buwr<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>boor<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(boor)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cistern, pit<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to bore, examine<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to dig or bore<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "bur" is φρέαρ (phrear), Strong's Greek 5421, which also means well or pit.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "bur" primarily refers to a cistern or pit, often used for storing water. In biblical contexts, it can also denote a pit used for trapping or imprisoning individuals. The term is used both literally and metaphorically in Scripture, symbolizing entrapment or a place of desolation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, cisterns were essential for collecting and storing rainwater, especially in arid regions where water was scarce. These structures were often hewn out of rock and plastered to prevent leakage. Cisterns were vital for survival, providing water for drinking, agriculture, and livestock. Metaphorically, pits or cisterns could represent danger, imprisonment, or the grave, reflecting the precariousness of life in the ancient Near East.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to make clear, clear up, explain<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>explain (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בּוּר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Qal</b></font> <em>Infinitive construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">לָבוּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:1</a> (with accusative); probably (si vera lectio) <font size="+1"><b>make clear, clear up, explain</b></font> (VB; so sometimes, in Late Hebrew, <font class="hebrew2">ברר</font> q. v.) but read perhaps <font class="hebrew2">וְלִבִּי רָאָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> Bi; or <font class="hebrew2">לָתוּר</font> Gr, compare <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/1-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/7-25.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:25</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>declare <p>A primitive root; to bore, i.e. (figuratively) examine -- declare. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְלָב֣וּר ולבור velaVur wə·lā·ḇūr wəlāḇūr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 9:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ לִבִּי֙ <b> וְלָב֣וּר </b> אֶת־ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to my heart <span class="itali">and explain</span> it that righteous men,<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in my heart <span class="itali">even to declare</span> all this, that the righteous,<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to my heart <span class="itali">and explain</span> anything this<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_952.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_952.htm">Strong's Hebrew 952<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/velavur_952.htm">wə·lā·ḇūr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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